[TheRealVille]

You really have a serious reading comprehension problem, RV. Do you understand what an estimate is? All of the idiotic changes that Obama's EPA has proposed have not taken effect. Obama promised to crack down on coal-fired power plants and the EPA is working to make good on that promise.

You have no better idea what this crazy, left-wing president would do in a second term than anybody else. Whether the Big Sandy plant closes or not, Obama is working hard to force the adoption of more expensive and unproven methods of power generation such as wind turbines.

When plants begin closing, it will be because they cannot afford fines imposed by Obama's EPA. There will be no closure notice, just an effort to make coal-fired power more expensive than the alternatives through over regulation.

If it looks like Obama will not be reelected, then Obama will be sure to leave a mountain of ridiculously strict environmental regulations behind so that Democrats can accuse Republicans of plotting to destroy the environment when they relax the standards to achievable limits. That has been the history of liberal Democrats and that will be their future. They screw up the economy every time they get a taste of power.

The ones that won't be able to keep up with the fines are the dinosaurs that need to be closed anyway. There are new ones to take their place though. My reading comprehension is fine as long as you tell the whole truth. You say nothing about the brand new units that are being built. My line of work is booming nationwide right now, mainly because of new powerhouse units being built of all 3 types.